A typical League game will last from 20 minutes to sometimes over an hour with the average games coming to about 30 minutes. In competitive matches even choosing your characters takes a lot of strategy which can’t be rushed. Communication, memory, hand eye coordination and even mental fortitude are all skills players will develop even in casual games with their mates but certainly in competitive matches like the ranked mode or when competing against another school team.

Most players in LoL play it casually which is actually quite different to competing. There is a ranked mode where players will try their best to win but even that is usually on their own. When played as an esport LoL can benefit from a huge variety of talents outside of playing the game. These can include things like coaching and managing a team but also extends well beyond to anything from commentating the game, refereeing a match or even being the “spectator” by controlling the in-game camera for the viewers.

League of Legends is a T rated game with light combat that lacks any real violence on screen despite the big swords and powerful wizards. League of Legends features matchmaking where the game finds both opponents and any extra teammates you need for your match. This allows players to queue as a team of up to 5 together or play solo with 4 random players. In casual games players can get by with just using the chat in game but when playing seriously they’ll need quick communication so will usually jump into voice chat in a third party program such as Discord.